Game apparatus.



nu. 646,593. Patented pn 3, |900.

E. E. BELL.

GAME APPARATUS.

(Applicsti'on led June 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN EMANUEL BELL, o-E oRANeEvILLE, CANADA, ASSIGNoE To THE UNION wooDwoRKING COMPANY, 0E JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

srnci'rrcArioN formig part of Letters Patent No. 646,593, dated April e, 190e. Application filed June 28, 1899. Serial No. 722,153. (No model.)

To all whom', may concern:

Beit known that I, -EDWINEMANUEL BELL,

a subject of Her Majesty the Queen of Great f ments in Game Apparatus; andl I do hereby declare that the followingis a f ull, clear,'and exact description of the inventi'omsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same.`

My invent-ion relates game apparat-us.v v. The object of myinventionfis toprovide .to improvements lin a game apparatus which is neat and attractive in appearance, durable in construction which will aord a great amount of pleasure and amusement, which is simple andinstructive in operation, and' which can be made at a moderatecost.

To these and other ends lmy invention conand particularly pointed out'in the appended claim.

In theaccompanying drawings, forming a` part of this specification, and in which similar numerals of reference inrlicatev similar parts in .all of the views, Figure l is a plan view of my improved apparatus when in `-position for use to play the game which I term naval archery, Fig. 2 is va perspective view in detail, showing one of the removable portions representing a man-of-war, used in connection with the game shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the game-board and of the removable portion shown in Fig. 2, showing the manner in which the removable portion is held from movement on the board. Fig. 4: is a detail of oneof the arrows.

In the present construction, as herein shown, the game is dependent upon the use of an arrow, which is formed substantially as shown in Figa, consisting of the main stem 1, having the rear end thereof provided with suitable radialflan ges 2, extending outwardly from dierent portions of the stem 1, whileV the front end of the' stem is provided with a reduced portion 3, on which is secured a ferrulet, having a point 5. By this construction it will be readily seen that when the arrow is thrown onto the board its continual use -will not have a tendency to 'drive theA point of the arrow intoV ythe handle, the reduced portion 3 serving to prevent any such occurrence, the arrow being one which is substantiallyas wellas neatly formed and cae.

pable of a long u se. Y e Asshown in the drawings, y `isformed of twov portions 7, hingedly concan4 be compactly folded and closed.` y Each 'board 7 is provided with an annular flange 9, ,extendinginwardly, by'means of'which a compartment is formed vbetween the boardr747 fwhen the game-board is folded, which compartment serves as a receptacle forthe ari the game-board j' 6o nected, asat 8, by means of which the board rows and theremovable portions hereinafter described. .Y g f The game to be played I term naval archremovable portions, which are made to represent war vessels, different sizes being used torepresent different styles of vessels-such b as battle-ships,cruisers, gunboats, dac-these portions being designated by the numeral 10 shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The dierent designationsr aste the class'of vessels are aecomplished by means ofthe use of one or more vupwardly.-extending portions 11, which represent the smoke-fines of vessels,\some of the portions 10 being provided with three of these portions 11, some two, and some one,` each of the portions being of varying sizes. The

ery, and inplaying it I make use of certain Y in the `drawings and made substantially as board is provided with a suitable number of studs 12, the heads of which are adapted to A enter suitable openings 13, formed on the under face of` the portion 10, thus holding said portion from a sliding movement on the board,

yet allowing of a free movement therefrom vil" struck with sufcient force by one of the arrows to force it from its seat over the head 12. Both boards are used, and the portions 10 to be used on the opposite side of the central dividing-line are preferably of different co1- ors in order that there may be no possible doubt as to the proper portions to be placed in each department. Each portion 10 has a numeral placed on its under face, which numeral serves toy designate the value of the portion when reckoning the total of each IOOv player. In playing this game the portions 10 are arranged in their proper position on the board, each color being on the opposite portion, and the object is for each player to attempt to strike and turn over or to have the arrow remain in one of the portions l0 located on his opponents side of the table or board. \Vhen any of the portions lO is struck or knocked over, it is taken from the board and takes no further part in the game. Each player throws an arrow alternately, so that each player has the same number of throws, and the winner of the game is the player who is able to either knock over or cause his a1'- rows to remain in the portion l0 located at his opponents board.

This game may be varied by using the numerals located on the under face of each portion as a basis for calculating a total number of points, the winner being the one who first reaches a predetermined number, such as one hundred. The board in its closed position is 1 held by means of a suitable hook and eye.

IVhile I have herein shown a preferred form of carrying my invention into effect, yetI do not desire to limit myself to such preferred details of construction, but claim the right to use any and all modifications thereof which will serve to carry into effect the objects to be attained by this invention in so far as such 3d modifications and changes may fall within the spirit and scope of my said invention.

I claim- A game apparatus, comprising a gameboard projections located on the upper face 3 5 thereof; portions having suitable openings or recesses to receive said projections, said portions being adapted to rest on the upper face of said board and over said projections, each of said portions also having a distinguished 4o l character located on its under face, said character being normally unexposed; and means for exposing said characters, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I-have hereunto set my 45 hand in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN EMANUEL BELL. Witnesses:

ELGIN MYERS, A. G.' MYERS. 

